Optical Cable (OCC) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Optical Cable's Gross Margin came in at 37.43% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 5.70 percentage points from 31.73% a year earlier and up 3.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Optical Cable (OCC) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Optical Cable reported Gross Margin of 34.28%, up 2.90 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it came in at 30.94%, up 3.64 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin carries a five-year change of +5.46 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Gross Margin was 27.30% in FY2024 (-3.59 pp), 30.89% in FY2023 (+1.20 pp), 29.69% in FY2022 (+2.17 pp) and 27.52% in FY2021 (+2.04 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Gross Margin since fiscal Q1 2013.
- Year-over-year, Gross Margin has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.95 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Gross Margin over five years came in fiscal Q4 2024 (a gain of 11.17 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 10.67 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows OCC's Gross Margin at 34.19% (Q2 2026), 32.68% (Q1 2026) and 31.87% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,943.67 Bn | 4,691.16 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 50.06% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 421.20 Bn | 357.13 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 64.13% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 347.85 Bn | 303.60 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 20.93% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 258.42 Bn | 211.87 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 62.93% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 250.08 Bn | 238.60 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 84.57% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 208.99 Bn | 203.98 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 52.30% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 163.62 Bn | 151.74 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 54.12% |
| 8 | Sony | 143.48 Bn | 93.86 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 36.70% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 83.23 Bn | 61.11 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 40.34% |
| 10 | Optical Cable | 122.59 Mn | 121.78 Mn | 9.09 Mn | 37.43% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 37.43% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 34.19% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 32.68% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 31.87% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 31.73% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 30.40% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 29.39% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 33.52% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 24.17% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 25.07% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 25.00% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 22.36% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 30.20% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 34.57% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 35.67% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 33.02% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 27.66% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 29.26% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 28.02% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 31.83% |
Optical Cable Gross Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=OCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "OCC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=OCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();